The nest architecture of three species of north Florida Aphaenogaster ants

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Tschinkel, Walter R ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphaenogaster ashmeadi; Aphaenogaster floridan Aphaenogaster treatae; Colony size; Excavation; Nest area; Size free shape; Subterranean nests; Worker number

Indexed keywords

APHAENOGASTER; APHAENOGASTER ASHMEADI; APHAENOGASTER FLORIDANA; APHAENOGASTER TREATAE; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; NESTING; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTS; FLORIDA; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84857284889     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.011.10501     Document Type: Article

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